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Research Training and Education 2008-2012

2012

Simmons, B., & Holbrook, A. (under review). From Rupture to Resonance: Uncertainty and Scholarship in Fine Art Research Degrees. Article submitted to Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. [A]

2011

Cantwell, R., & Holbrook, A. (2011). Multiple uncertainties in new knowledge production. Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research Conference, 28-Nov-2 Dec, Melbourne, VIC.

Cantwell, R., Scevak, J., Cholowski, K., Bourke, S. & Holbrook, A. (2011). Rethinking the scope of metacognition: A multidimensional account. Paper presented at the 14th European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference 2011, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Exeter, UK.

Holmes, K. (2011). Reflective practice through weblogs: Developing pre-service teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and teacher identity. Paper presented at the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) and the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 3-7 July, Alice Springs, NT.

Kiley, M. (2011a). Developments in research supervisor training: Causes and responses. Studies in Higher Education, 36(5), 585-599.

Kiley, M. (2011b). 'Expectation' in the cross-cultural postgraduate research experience. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Supervision: Research and Practice Conference, 18 April, Stellenbosch, Western Cape.

Kiley, M. (2011c). Government policy and research higher degree education, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 33(6), 629-640. [B]

Kiley, M. (2011d). Research projects in taught Masters programs and possible preparation for doctoral entry. Paper presented at the 14th European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference 2011, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Exeter, UK.

Kiley, M. (2011e). The ALTC-DDoGS Pathways Project and ALT-C Coursework Masters Project Paper presented at the Staff of the Research Funding and Policy Branch of the Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research, 1 July, Canberra, ACT.

Kiley, M. (2011)f. The highly productive doctoral adviser: Lessons to be learned. Paper presented at the 2011 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference "Inciting the Social Imagination: Education Research for the Public Good",8-12 April, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kiley, M. (2011)g. The motivations, characteristics, and practices of the highly productive research supervisor. Paper presented at the 14th European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference 2011, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Exeter, UK.

Kiley, M. (2011h). The pathway to PhD entry via a coursework masters. Paper presented at the Higher Education and Research Society of Australasia, 4-7 July, Gold Coast, Australia.

Kiley, M. (2011i). Why do I supervise twice as many PhD candidates as my colleagues? Paper presented at the 2011 Conference of the British Educational Research Association (BERA), 6-8 September, London, England.

Kiley, M., Boud, D., Manathunga, C., & Cantwell, R., (2011). Honouring the incomparable: Honours in Australian universities. Higher Education, 62(5), 619-633. OnlineFirst, DOI: 10.1007/s10734-011-9409-z.

Kiley, M., Wisker, G., & Matiska, R. (2011). Threshold Concepts and Doctoral Education: Towards a framework for understanding the examination of Doctoral Education, Studies in Higher Education, 28(4), 431-441. [A*]

Manathunga, C., Kiley, M., Boud, D., & Cantwell, R. (2011). From knowledge acquisition to knowledge production: Issues with Australian honours curricula. Teaching in Higher Education, 1-13. Published online 15 June, 2011. DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2011.590981 [A].

Paltridge, B., Starfield, S., Ravelli, L. & Nicholson,S. (2011). Doctoral writing in the visual and performing arts: Issues and debates, The International Journal of Art & Design Education, 30(2), 88-101. [unranked]

Petersen, E. (accepted 2011). Staying or going? Australian early career researchers’ narratives of academic work, exit options and coping strategies, Australian Universities' Review, 53(2), 34-42. [B]

Shaw, K., & Holbrook, A. (2011). The undergraduate research journey: A cross-disciplinary examination of student experience. Paper presented at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference 2011, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Exeter, UK.

Shaw, K., Holbrook, A., & Bourke, S. (2011). Student experience of final-year undergraduate research projects: An exploration of 'research preparedness'. Studies in Higher Education, 36,(6) Online 2011.

Spray, E., Scevak, J., & Cantwell, R. (2011). Personal epistemological and metacognitive awareness in first year university students. Paper accepted for presentation at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference 2011, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Exeter, UK.

2010

Bourke, S., & Holbrook, A. (2010). Preparing for a career as a researcher. In R. Cantwell, & J. Scevak (Eds.). An academic life: A handbook for new academics. Melbourne: ACER Press, pp. 110-119. ISBN-13:978-0864319081.

Cantwell, R. (2010). The nature of academic learning. In R. Cantwell & J. Scevak, J. (Eds). An academic life: A Handbook for New Academics, Melbourne, ACER Press, pp. 25-34. ISBN-13: 978-0864319081.

Cantwell, R. & Scevak, J. (Eds). (2010). An academic life: A handbook for new academics, Melbourne, ACER Press, 193 pgs. ISBN-13: 978-0864319081.

Cantwell, R. & Scevak, J. (2010). Some concluding comments. In R. Cantwell & J. Scevak, J. (Eds). An academic life: A Handbook for New Academics, Melbourne, ACER Press, pp. 192-193. ISBN-13: 978-0864319081.

Cantwell, R., Scevak, J., & Parkes, R. (2010) Aligning intellectual development with curriculum, instruction & assessment. In R. Cantwell & J. Scevak, J. (Eds). An academic life: A Handbook for New Academics, Melbourne, ACER Press, pp. 16-24. ISBN-13: 978-0864319081.

Grushka, K. (2010). Montage as visual art research: Identities, images and meaning, Australian Art Education, 33(1), 72-91. [A]

Holbrook, A., StGeorge, J., Sebalj, D., & Shaw, K. (2010). Managing degrees of uncertainty: Management expectations in supervision. Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research Conference, 28-Nov-2 Dec, Melbourne, VIC

Holmes, K., Bourke, S., & Holmes, S. (2010). Student and supervisor assessment of progress on PhD annual reports: Do differences of opinion matter?. Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research Conference, 28-Nov-2 Dec, Melbourne, VIC.

Hopwood, N., Boud, D., Lee, A.. Abrandt Dahlgren, M., & Kiley, M. ( 2010). A different kind of doctoral education: a discussion panel for rethinking the doctoral curriculum. In M. Kiley (Ed.) 9th Quality in Postgraduate Research: Educating Researchers for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, CEDAM, ANU, pp. 83-91. Full paper

Kiley, M. (2010). Creativity in research education: Is it a threshold concept or just a good thing? Paper presented at the 3rd Biennial Threshold Concepts Symposium, 1-2 July, Sydney.

Kiley, M., & Cumming, J. (2010). Developing skills for research learning: Right ways and real ways. In C. Rust (Ed.). Improving student learning: For the twenty-first century learner. The Proceedings of the 17th Improving Student Learning Symposium 2009, Imperial College: Oxford Centre for Staff Development. University, London, pp.96-103. ISBN: 1 873576 79 3

Kiley, M., & Wisker, G. (2010). Learning to be a researcher: The concepts and crossings. In J. H. F Meyer, R. Land & C. Baillie (Eds.), Threshold concepts and transformational learning, Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers, pp. 399-414. ISBN: 9460912052

Kiley, M., & Wisker, G. (2010). Liminal spaces and doctoral examining: Evidence of research learning. In M. Kiley (Ed.) 9th Quality in Postgraduate Research: Educating Researchers for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, CEDAM, ANU, pp. 219-223. Full Paper

Marsh, H., Bright, J., Kiley, M., King, M., & Strugnell, D. (2010). Changing pathways to the Doctorate.In M. Kiley (Ed.) 9th Quality in Postgraduate Research: Educating Researchers for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, CEDAM, ANU, pp. 197-205. Full Paper

Pearson, M., Kiley, M., Evans, T., Macauley, P., Palmer, N., & Pike, M. (2010). Pathways to the PhD in Australia: A symposium. Abstract in in M. Kiley. (Eds.) 9th Quality in Postgraduate Research: Educating Researchers for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, Adelaide: CEDAM, The Australian National University, p. 285.

Scevak, J. (2010). Lectures.. In R. Cantwell & J. Scevak, J. (Eds). An academic life: A Handbook for New Academics, Melbourne, ACER Press, pp. 45-54, ISBN-13: 978-0864319081

Shaw, K., & Holbrook, A. (2010). Honours as a gateway to the doctorate: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research Conference, 28-Nov-2 Dec, Melbourne, VIC

Simmons, B., Holbrook, A. & Lawry, M. (2010). From rupture to resonance: Art makers as art researchers. Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research Conference, 28 Nov- 2 Dec, Melbourne, VIC.

2009

Cantwell, R., Kiley, M. Boud, D. and Manathunga, M. (2009). The Australian honours program - Research Skills Training for PhD entry. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, (EARLI), Book of Abstracts, 25-29 August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Holmes, K. (2009). Planning to teach with digital tools: Introducing the interactive whiteboard to pre-service secondary mathematics teachers. Australasian Journal of educational Technology, 25(3), 351-365.

Kiley, M. (2009). Creativity as a Threshold Concept in research education. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), 25-29 August 2009. Book of Abstracts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

KIley, M. (2009). Identifying threshold concepts and proposing strategies to support doctoral candidates. Innovations in Education & Training International, 46(3), 293-304.

Kiley, M. (2009). Skill development for research students: Analysis across nations, disciplines and programs. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), 25-29 August 2009. Book of Abstracts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Kiley, M. (2009). Isn't research just research? What are candidates and supervisors thinking? In A. Brew & L. Lucas (Eds.), Academic research: Policy and Practice, Berks: SRHE, OUP, pp. 161-174.

Kiley, M., & Cumming, J. (2009). Developing doctoral candidate skills in Australia: Theoretical and practical perspectives. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), 25-29 August 2009. Book of Abstracts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Kiley, M., & Cumming, J. (2009). Identifying skills for research learning is just the beginning: Examining the role of capability. Paper presented at The 17th Improving Student Learning Symposium, 7-9 September, Imperial College, London. Abstract

Kiley, M., Cumming, J. & Thomas, M. (2009). Higher Degree by Research candidates and skills development: What do we really mean? Paper presented at 2009 The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference, 6-9 July, Charles Darwin University, Darwin. Abstract

Kiley, M., Moyes, T., & Clayton, P. (2009). To develop research skills: Honours programmes for the changing research agenda in Australian universities. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 46(1), 15 -25. [Tier B]

Kiley, M. & Wisker, G., (2009).Threshold concepts in research education and evidence of threshold crossing. Higher Education Research and Development, 28(4), 431- 441. [Tier A]

Nulty, D., Kiley, M., & Meyers, N. (2009. Promoting and recognising excellence in the supervision of research students: An evidence-based framework, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 34 (6), 693-707. [Tier A]

2008

Holbrook, A., StGeorge, J., & Fairbairn, H. (2008). QSR NVivo 7 Introductory Workshop Training Manual. The Centre for the Study of Research Training & Impact, Newcastle Australia pp. 47.

Homewood, J., Reid, A., Winchester-Seeto, T., Holbrook, A., Bourke, S., & Spence, S. (2008). Higher degree research supervision in a cross-cultural context. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education International Conference: Changing Climates, Education for Sustainable Futures, 30 Nov. – 4 Dec. 2008, Brisbane.

Shaw, K. (2008). The journeys of fourth year undergraduate research students: Trialling a quantifiable measure. Abstract in M. Kiley & G. Mullins (Eds). (17-18 April, 2008). Quality in postgraduate research: Research education in the new global environment - Conference Proceedings. Canberra: CEDAM, ANU. Abstract

Shaw, K., Holbrook, A., Scevak, J., & Bourke, S. (2008). The response of pre-service teachers to a compulsory research project, Australian Educational Researcher, 35(3), 81-110. (Tier B)

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